by Breanne Baker | Mar 24, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The performance of CP Rail has been nothing short of terrible. Some observers say that CP has never really recovered since the washout of its mainline at Maple Creek last summer. There have also been some avalanche issues over the winter. However, snow in the...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 23, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Check the calendar. It doesn’t look like the 23rd of March outside. The few gophers that have emerged look a bit surprised as well. A month from now in a normal year, seeding would be underway in a few parts of Saskatchewan. It’s hard to believe that’s going to happen...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 22, 2011 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
It’s rare to have widespread agreement by farm groups on a policy initiative, but the federal government is receiving a lot of praise for its plan to deal with railway performance. The accolades are coming from across the political spectrum. It was widely expected...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 21, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
China and India figure prominently into the discussion about the future of Canadian agriculture. Although China has received a lot of attention over many years, India has become a huge market, particularly for Saskatchewan peas and lentils. Thus, the just-concluded...
by Breanne Baker | Mar 18, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
According to market analyst Chuck Penner of Leftfield Commodity Research, there have been a number of interesting developments in the grain markets over the course of this crop year. In field peas, there has been a complete turnaround in the ending stocks situation....
by Breanne Baker | Mar 17, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Following the events of recent weeks, many grain markets have dropped dramatically and there are a lot of references to Black Swan events and the Black Swan theory. By definition, a Black Swan event is one that is a surprise to the observer while having a major...
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